Chapter 38

Hey Chao, your boyfriend's back in China!

A text message appeared on Chu Muchao's phone on Wednesday morning.

Chu Muchao was still sitting on the edge of the bed, slowly coming back to his senses.

When she heard the system notification that she had received a message about her "boyfriend," Chu Muchao was stunned for a long time.

Chu Muchao: I have a boyfriend? How come I didn't know?

【^-^Miss Mu Mu, shouldn't you wake up and check the messages your friend sent you?】

Chu Muchao: Oh, thank you.

Chu Muchao leaned closer to the head of the bed and picked up his phone.

Suddenly it dawned on me.

Chu Muchao: Now you can even read my phone messages without my permission?

【^-^ Ouch...】

The message came from a friend who had studied abroad for several years and recently returned to China.

She was so spoiled and unruly that she was sent abroad to be raised for several years before being allowed to return to China.

Seeing the blank ID without even a note, Chu Muchao felt extremely guilty.

Even though I was in my own room, I couldn't help but look around to make sure no one else was there before replying to the other person.

Chao: (awkwardly) I told you to contact me using a secondary account from now on, and not to send me messages to this account... If my brother sees this, he'll scold me.

(Blank): Your alt account never replies to me. If you were going to reply, I wouldn't be contacting this account anymore.

Chao: I don't have a boyfriend. Have you ever seen me date anyone?

(blank):?

(Blank): Ji Chenze, isn't he?

towards:? ? ?

Chao: Ji Chenze? Who is that?

She had absolutely no recollection of the name.

(Blank): That blond guy who used to hang out with us all the time.

(Blank): After you returned to China, he kept talking about your recent situation in our circle, subtly hinting that your relationship had progressed. I thought you two were together.

(Blank): Never mind what I said.

After returning to China, she cut ties with a group of friends who were only interested in eating, drinking, and having fun, keeping only her close friends.

There shouldn't be anyone named Ji Chenze among them.

Chao: Can I see what they said?

(Blank): Let me look for it.

The other party quickly sent a screenshot of a group chat.

A person whose profile picture is of someone skiing in the snow is talking to people in the group.

My girlfriend misses me, so I'm planning to go back to China next week to spend some time with her.

Someone asked: So you're not going to retake the exam?

Of course, my girlfriend is more important.

It turns out they haven't graduated yet and have to take a make-up exam?

Chao: That's amazing! Is it really that hard to graduate from our school? I remember it being so easy!

Chao: ...Could this guy be using "spending time with his girlfriend" as an excuse not to graduate because he knows he won't pass the make-up exam anyway?

(Blank): Pfft.

(Blank): If he comes looking for you, you'll find out very quickly.

-

Chu Muchao was in a daze all day, his mind elsewhere.

He racked his brains trying to remember who "Ji Chenze" was.

Chu Muchao: System, system, do you know?

Chu Muchao was at his wit's end and attempted to obtain information through a cheat program.

【I'm sorry, Ms. Mu Mu. The information I have so far is only from your perspective. Since you have absolutely no memory of her, it will take some time and effort to broaden the search.】

Chu Muchao: Magic won't work either... Didn't I just learn a new magic skill?

【^-^The same applies to magic skills; I'll gather useful information as soon as possible.】

[Super fast target lock].

When using this skill, she clearly felt that her body was very tired, but she recovered very quickly.

This skill was taught to her by the system after she redeemed a wish card for it.

It's not about achieving a certain number of points, nor is it about reaching 100 points in a skill's proficiency.

Instead, the system gave her a backdoor, allowing her to learn ahead of time under unconventional circumstances.

The capabilities of a "system" can exceed the rules of the system.

Does that mean that the ability she possesses is the ability of the "system"?

[Miss Mu Mu, I'm just an ordinary system. I just happened to have accumulated a high number of points in another world, which gives me higher privileges. I can grant you special privileges.]

【If Miss Mu Mu doesn't want this privilege, I can take it back.】

Chu Muchao: Ugh, don't try to read my mind!

Chu Muchao felt he was about to see through the truth hidden beneath the veil.

But this truth vanished in a fleeting moment.

*

The event proceeded very smoothly in the planning, testing, and implementation processes.

Once the platform officially launched and activities began, the other company's business team started finding fault again.

He repeatedly picked fights with Jiang Lan in private, while Jiang Lan was in a phase of accumulating frustration.

After only a few times, Jiang Lan couldn't help but confront the other company's business manager in the group chat again.

The problem this time is that when the other party comes to cause trouble, it's almost always by phone, leaving no trace or evidence.

Jiang Lan publicly retorted in the communication group between the two companies, leaving a clear record of every word.

Jiang Lan's counterattack in the group chat gave the other side ammunition to accuse them of being unprofessional and of low quality.

Unfortunately, there's no way to retaliate.

In order for the joint event to proceed as planned, Shi Xiyu had no choice but to take Jiang Lan to apologize.

Shi Xiyu's show of weakness only emboldened the other party, who threatened to post Jiang Lan's behavior online and publicly punish her, and also demanded that the company fire Jiang Lan.

Shi Xiyu strongly disagreed with this.

"While Jiang Lan may have made mistakes, is your company's attitude toward cooperation completely without fault?"

The business manager sneered: "What, are you getting impatient and want to bring up old grievances with me?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Lan was about to retort.

Shi Xiyu tugged at her, but still maintained a calm and polite attitude.

"We are not trying to bring up past issues. Now that the event has been launched normally and safely, the contract can continue. If your company wants to see the data, we will actively cooperate and provide the data required by the contract. However, data statistics take time, so please do not make things difficult for us."

The business manager looked Shi Xiyu up and down and asked, "I heard you can drink?"

Shi Xiyu and Jiang Lan were both startled, with a bad feeling creeping over them.

The next second, I heard the other person laugh maliciously.

"How about this, you treat us to a meal today. We've become friends through this little misunderstanding, and if there's a chance to cooperate in the future, we can all make money together, okay?"

Jiang Lan looked disdainful, but kept her thoughts to herself.

If Ah Dong hadn't signed this contract, who would have gone on a joint promotion with this company, lowering its image?

Pooh.

Shi Xiyu guessed the other party's plan.

Bringing Jiang Lan along today, and having the two of them come to each other's companies, was a real mistake.

Getting in is easy, but getting Jiang Lan out unharmed will probably be a bit difficult.

Judging from their attitude, they won't release him without a drink today.

"Hey, it's almost five o'clock, and it's about time to get off work. How about this, I'll decide, everyone clock in for fieldwork this afternoon, and we'll go eat now, okay?"

The business manager greeted his colleagues.

Finally, he looked at Shi Xiyu and smiled, "So, Ms. Shi, would you be willing to treat us to this meal?"

"What are you doing...?"

Before the word "threat" could be uttered, Shi Xiyu interrupted her anxiously, giving her a warning glare.

Jiang Lan chickened out.

He shrugged and held back his words.

She felt a certain awe towards both of the new leaders.

The group went downstairs.

The group sandwiched Shi Xiyu and Jiang Lan in the crowd, preventing them from leaving.

Upon arriving at the garage, the business manager led them to his car and opened the back door.

"Please, ladies."

He puts on a show, looking like a gentleman, but his smile is actually malicious.

Once in the car, Shi Xiyu secretly took out her phone and searched for someone she could call for help.

After scrolling through the IDs one by one, my eyes fell on the name "Chu Muchao".

She inexplicably felt a sense of trust in Chu Muchao.

Shi Xiyu: [Address] Jiang Lan and I were left here; we'll probably have to drink.

"Mr. Shi, are you playing on your phone? Playing on your phone while sitting can make you get carsick."

The voice of the business manager came from the front seat, sinister and menacing, as if he wanted to threaten them not to tip off anyone.

Shi Xiyu didn't have time to say more; she sent the message first and then quickly locked her screen.

"Just checking the time. How long will it take? I need to go back to the office to work overtime tonight."

"Wow, Mr. Shi is quite a busy man."

The business manager scoffed, "I'm afraid we can't let you come back to the company to work overtime tonight, but you can work overtime with us."

Shi Xiyu frowned.

This man was just like all the other disgusting men she had ever met.

Whether it's Ah Dong, her former boss, or the bald guy who forced her to drink, it's all the same.

They were all the same—stinky and disgusting.

Shi Xiyu now only hopes that Chu Muchao received the message, understood her meaning, and was willing to come and help.

If it were Chu Muchao, they probably wouldn't dare refuse to release him.

-

When he received the message, Chu Muchao was coming down to the sixteenth floor.

Xia Ling didn't assign her any work, and Chu Wen also planned to train her as a leader, so he simply started having a teacher give her lessons today so that she could learn and master the professional knowledge she didn't yet understand as soon as possible.

Chu Muchao and his teacher spent the entire day in the lounge of the president's office.

At five o'clock sharp, Chu Muchao stopped studying.

"I need to go downstairs to clock out; it's almost time to leave work."

The teacher asked in surprise, "Does the boss also need to clock in and out?"

?

Chu Muchao said, "I'm not... the boss yet, am I?"

The teacher glanced at the CEO's office outside the lounge.

Fortunately, the current CEO didn't hear her say that.

Chu Muchao returned to his workstation and, while packing his bag, saw Shi Xiyu's message.

She wasn't in her office all day and didn't know what had happened.

He quickly summoned the system in his mind.

Chu Muchao: System, system, what happened today? Where did Shi Xiyu and Jiang Lan go? Why were they drinking?

【I am here. 】

[Jiang Lan got into an argument with a business representative from another company in the event coordination group today. Her words were harsh and unreasonable. Shi Xiyu took Jiang Lan to the other company to apologize.]

[Now the other party is demanding that I treat them to dinner, and they won't let me leave until I'm completely satisfied with the drinks.]

"Miss Mu Mu, I saw A Dong heading towards that address too. He wants to get revenge on Shi Xiyu."

?

Do Ah Dong and Shi Xiyu have such a big grudge?

This person is so annoying, I should just log off.